No sound exists within this shrine. Runes etched into the cold stone walls are said to bind all sound, trapping echoes of prayers and cries of those who once worshiped here. At its center lies a great bell, enshrined yet never struck, its silence a chilling reminder of the Silent Cult’s final, silent rites.

Side Quest: The Sound Thief

An aberrant spellcaster has stolen all sound from the city of Sabak, and the adventurers are tasked with retrieving the stolen Essence of Sound, hidden deep within the Shrine of Silence. The adventurers must enter the eerie, soundless shrine, where the silence threatens their sanity (see the short term madness table in the DMG). Inside, they encounter silent, stealthy aberrations that use the silence to repeatedly ambush the adventurers and then melt away before they can be slain. As the party progresses through the tower, they encounter pockets of twisted magic and strange puzzles designed to disorient their sense of reality. At the heart of the tower lies the stolen essence, guarded by the ancient Keeper of Silence.